Discovery Zone
COMING SOON!
We are excited to launch a revised and improved Discovery Zone throughout Fall 2024!
Check back here throughout the next few months for more special sneak peeks as we continue to unveil the new collection! In the meantime, check out A Shakesperience: a wonderful 60-min video that introduces the words and worlds that Shakespeare created, inspiring curiosity about how they resonate today. Curriculum activities included!
SNEAK PEEKS
Click the links below to access sample resources from our new-and-improved Discovery Zone! Check back every few weeks for more tasters.
A bard among many
Invite your students to think about Shakespeare as just one of many great storytellers from all over the world, and encourage them to think of themselves as storytellers.
Exploring Shakespeare’s Imagery
Imagery Explorer #1: Short, Simple Images
Introduce students to Shakespeare’s vibrant imagery with these short, accessible examples. Invite students to tap into their own creativity to interpret the language in myriad ways.
Exploring Shakespeare’s Characters
Character Explorer: Juliet
Learn more about Juliet through details in the text, and offer your students activities to support their own interpretations of this iconic character.
Character Explorer: The Weird Sisters/Witches
Are they witches? Are they weird sisters? Learn more about these powerful beings through details in the text, and offer your students activities to support their own interpretations.
A Closer Look At…
A Closer Look at “Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?” (sonnet 18)
Take a deep dive into one of Shakespeare’s most famous sonnets and invite your students to explore the language, verse, and ideas.
A Closer Look At: “These are the forgeries of jealousy”
Take a deep dive into Titania’s speech from A Midsummer Night’s Dream and invite your students to explore the language, imagery, character, and ideas.
Basic Background: Who’s Who and What Happens
What Happens in: Macbeth
Provide your students with a simple description of the events of Shakespeare’s great tragedy, leaving plenty of room for their interpretations.
Who’s Who in Romeo & Juliet
Meet the characters in Shakespeare’s best-known tragedy in this introductory resource.
What is Discovery Zone?
Discovery Zone is a collection of resources designed to support individual and classroom explorations of Shakespeare’s texts.
Who is it for?
Suitable for students of a broad range of ages, experience levels, and learning styles, Discovery Zone invites individuals to bring their own unique identities and perspectives to their understanding of Shakespeare.
How does it connect to the BC curriculum Well organized, extremely entertaining.?
Let us count the ways! When we launch the full collection in late 2024/early 2025, the resources will include connections to the BC curriculum and strategies for assessment to support classroom teachers as they engage their students with the expansive content of Shakespeare’s plays.
What does it cost?
Thanks to the support of the London Drugs Foundation and Bard on the Beach, all resources in Discovery Zone are FREE!
